What Experts Don’t Know
(Now that I have a PhD, here’s a follow-up to last week’s article on the value of expert opinion.) As you become an expert in a field,...
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Rapid Fire
Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.
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Jun 7
I’m shining the Bat-Signal
Maybe you’ve seen my Work-in-Progress talk on AI and the Future of Work. Maybe you even liked it! If so, I have good news: In less than a...
May 10
Quantity as Quality?
I need to take a break from proofreading my dissertation (I’m turning it in today to defend this summer!) to write something else. So...
Jan 12
Talent and Fit
At a really (really) high level, performance is a function of what you bring to the table (we’ll call that talent), and and how you can...
Dec 29, 2023
Why is Racism bad?
I recently spoke to a trained economist who argued that racism was bad, but only because it was bad for the economy. What can we say...
Sep 29, 2023
MVP mini-manifesto
I’m always fascinated by Most Valuable Player awards because I think they’re a great encapsulation of how we think about value in sports...
Aug 18, 2023
I got Published
Neat! You can check out a free version of my paper “Mutual Aid as Effective Altruism” here. (The final, professionally edited and typeset...
Jul 21, 2023
SlamBall and the Skill Explosion
Darius Clark, 25, is a highly decorated long jumper who holds the Guinness World Record for the highest vertical leap with a running...
Jun 16, 2023
Efficient and Effective
Just a quick dive into a useful distinction, because these aren’t the same: Effectiveness is all about outcomes. (You know, effects.)...
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